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opal
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[quote="autism_diva]I didn't mean to imply spouses of spectrum people are never hurt by spectrum people, it's just that there is a noisy group of women who seem like sociopaths to me. They marry a guy and then blame him for every single problem they have. Like I said, it's very convenient.
These women do the asking, most of the time, they pick the guy out, ask him to marry her and then assume the martyr's stance from then on. I've seen it. And at one point, it looked to me like Attwood was giving these awful whining women "aid and comfort" while not repeating what he said to the women to the AS community. It looked very two faced, to me.
I also noted that this was a few years ago, maybe Attwood has decided not to have two stories about what AS people are like, one for the Aspies, "You guys are great!" and one for the wives, "Oh, my, they can really be AWFUL, it's true."[/quote]
Nope, he hasn't changed. Neither have the whining women.  |
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Fred54
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demoluca
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:46 am Post subject: |
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so...its like the A people against the world!
we're cooler then the faaas.
Our kung-fu is better then there kung-fu.
*worships A*
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Icheb
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:05 am Post subject: |
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| opal wrote: | | I also noted that this was a few years ago, maybe Attwood has decided not to have two stories about what AS people are like, one for the Aspies, "You guys are great!" and one for the wives, "Oh, my, they can really be AWFUL, it's true." |
 That reminds me of Hawthorne in "Sherman's Lagoon":
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nory
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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Atwood is very good but why doesn't he admit that he has AS too? That's the only little thing that bothers me.
He implies it but won't suggest it. |
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richardbenson
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| ive never even heard of him. but then again im not really an autism activist but the king of neptune. i dont live here |
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ebec11
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| nory wrote: | Atwood is very good but why doesn't he admit that he has AS too? That's the only little thing that bothers me.
He implies it but won't suggest it. |
Maybe he's afraid that people will believe that his views are biased because he has AS?
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nory
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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| ebec11 wrote: | | nory wrote: | Atwood is very good but why doesn't he admit that he has AS too? That's the only little thing that bothers me.
He implies it but won't suggest it. |
Maybe he's afraid that people will believe that his views are biased because he has AS? |
Good point actually. |
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asplanet
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:56 am Post subject: |
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| nory wrote: | | ebec11 wrote: | | nory wrote: | Atwood is very good but why doesn't he admit that he has AS too? That's the only little thing that bothers me.
He implies it but won't suggest it. |
Maybe he's afraid that people will believe that his views are biased because he has AS? |
Good point actually. |
I agree to both points, but I guess not for us to decide. But it would be great if someone as well know as him was on the autism spectrum and spoke out for us all.
I feel there are a lot of professionas on the autism spectrum who choose not to speak out...
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Prof_Pretorius
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:03 am Post subject: |
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[quote="autism_diva].
These women do the asking, most of the time, they pick the guy out, ask him to marry her and then assume the martyr's stance from then on. I've seen it. [/quote]
Come on down off the cross, My Luv, we need the firewood !!
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LabPet
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:45 am Post subject: |
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Dr. Attwood loves Aspies, but I am his favorite 
If you're reading this, Dr. Attwood, I think you're hot!!!
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Zwerfbeertje
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:55 am Post subject: |
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| autism_diva wrote: | | I didn't mean to imply spouses of spectrum people are never hurt by spectrum people, it's just that there is a noisy group of women who seem like sociopaths to me. They marry a guy and then blame him for every single problem they have. Like I said, it's very convenient. |
I know the type, or type of posts actually, and it's not limited to ASD's, or women. Glad you brought it up so I feel I wasn't far off, I never was certain how to respond to them, as most of the time their methods appeared to work in getting attention, without anyone questioning them.
Don't know about Attwood, perhaps he's just trying to catch them with honey rather then vinegar, as that is what they seek. Alienating these types is not going to help their aspie husbands (or wives), but once he's got their devotion it might give him more opportunities to make a difference. |
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kit000003
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:05 am Post subject: |
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| Hey if Atwood is Xavier does that make Temple our Storm? |
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